Cockroach

Here's a question for you:

Why do cockroaches always seem to die on their backs? ...Oh, don't make that face. If you live in Houston, you've found a dead cockroach in your house at some point in your life. And when you've found that poor dead critter, I bet it was on its back.

So, in my somewhat morbid curiousity, I looked it up.

Here is the boring answer that makes me feel slightly guilty for my slick, polished floor and the insecticide the twitch inducing insecticide. Here is a more humorous and slightly less guilt-inducing answer.

David Sedaris

Jason and I went to see David Sedaris tonight. He's still hilarious. Here's a video of him readings something funny that he didn't read tonight.

Another great NPR Show

Well, actually, this is another Public Radio International. It's called Fair Game with Faith Sallie. It's funny and informative, with great bands, and lots of interesting political interviews and commentary. Well worth checking out.

Stephen Colbert

OK, well, I'm going to go ahead and jump on the Colbert bandwagon. Stephen Colbert is hilarious, and ridiculous (the two are related, I think). Read his New York Times editorial here and listen to an interview with him on Fresh Air here. Comic genius.

Physics

Why I will never be a hipster

First, becuase I look goofy in hats. The slop hat, the trucker hat, I'm just not all that thrilled with them.


Also, I am not skinny enough, I don't have a communist shirt or anything from American Apparel, and I don't like the pants.

I could maybe do the scruffy facial hair.


Seriously, those pants that taper so much at the bottom, I just don't tlike those things.


So, I guess being a hipsters is right out. I will go on wearing my gap/target outfits and contemplating attending one of those hipster concerts of bands that I like, but never really making much of an effort.


So ultimately, it's laziness. That is why I will never be a hipster. And the pants.

Plastic

One more thing to worry about. Great.